Three detainees have died in 44 days, with at least six alleged suicide attempts and one death officially ruled a homicide. The Camp East Montana detention facility in El Paso, Texas, has become a stark symbol of a system in acute crisis.
The Associated Press obtained recordings and data from more than 130 emergency calls made to El Paso 911 between the camp's opening and Jan. 20, 2026, nearly one call per day, revealing a portrait of medical emergencies, self-harm, assaults and despair. The calls document detainees banging their heads against walls, pregnant women in pain and at least 20 seizures, some resulting in serious head trauma.
